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Teen drivers are at greater risk for driving distracted. It happens when teens are driving with other teens, using a cell phone, and engaging in other behaviors that will cause distracted driving. Distracted driving is compounded because teens are inexperienced drivers, and statistically the group most likely to cause a car accident (information taken from www.nhtsa.gov). According to the NHTSA, there are 13 factors that are the cause of distracted driving and more importantly, these factors are completely preventable.

Here is the list of the 13 specific factors that cause distracted driving in teens provided by NHTSA:

Cell phones, pagers, navigation systems, and iPods (and radio).

Grooming (adults do this as well).

Adjusting the radio-- changing the channel, changing CDs, and adjusting and iPod (adults are guilty of this as well).